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Lilian Garcia-Roig’s large-scale, on-site painting installations overwhelm the viewer’s sense. Each individual part was painted by the artist outdoors in from of the scene, a technique often called en plein air, over the course of a day. Garcia-Roig, who was a resident artist at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in 1990, returns to Maine for Relational Undercurrents: Contemporary Art of the Caribbean Archipelago and for this special conversation with PMA Associate Curator of Contemporary Art Jaime DeSimone.

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The Theater Ensemble of Color, in conjunction with Portland Ovations, and the PMA present a staged adaptation of Ashley Bryan's beloved book Beautiful Blackbird. We had the chance to discuss the Theater Ensemble of Color, Ashley Bryan, and this performance with Affiliate Producer Nick Schroeder and Artistic Director René Goddess Johnson.

The Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art (MECA) in Portland, Maine spearheads this unprecedented effort by artists and more than 70 local organizations across the state to challenge stereotypes and assumptions about migration.

The creative team at Portland's own p3 are among the first people we call when we need another perspective on how to share all the great things that are happening at the museum. We spoke with several people at p3 about the company and this collaboration, and this is what they had to say.